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Library Instruction Request

To schedule library instruction, complete the Instruction Request Form below.

Because the bibliographic instruction session is a collaborative effort between the course instructor and library faculty, library policy requires the course instructor to be present for the scheduled session. Your presence facilitates answers to questions specific to the assignment and encourages the students to take the intruction seriously.

Request your instruction session at least one week before the desired date of instruction to allow time for collaboration and preparation.

Library Instruction Services

Undergraduate library instruction at GSU Library is designed to help students gain life-long information literacy concepts as well as to give them skills and confidence in finding information to complete assignments for their courses. Library faculty collaborate with course instructors to design relevant and effective instruction that will teach students to effectively locate, critically evaluate, and ethically use information.

Assignment consultation - A librarian will help you determine if the library has sufficient resources to support an assignment.

Helping Students Get the Most from an Instruction Session

Inform your students that they are expected to be on time, put away all distractions, and be prepared to participate in the library instruction. Tell them what you expect them to gain from the instruction and how they will use what they have learned.

Collaborate with the librarian to make library instruction assignment-specific. (You may provide a copy of the assignment or syllabus.)

Schedule instruction after the students have been given the assignment so students will understand the relevance of the instruction and have an opportunity to apply what they've learned.

Support the librarian's request for students to prepare ahead of time or complete a follow-up assignment.

If you have a student with special needs, tell the librarian assigned to your class what modifications need to be made.